To Ease Your Troubled Minds...

I know none of you have been able to sleep since I told you about my missing pictures from my SIL, but now you can rest easy because I FOUND THEM!!! They were actually where I thought they were, but I had been looking for a large manilla envelope... they were actually in a bright blue (hard to miss, but somehow I did) folder from CVS. Woohoo! You can go back to your regularly scheduled lives now.

Monday Monday

Is it Friday yet?

Easy Rider! pt. 3

He did it! This is just a little footage of Ben riding Michael's bike just in front of our house, but he rode all the way around the block shortly after! According to Michael, he was really booking it, but then he over-corrected right into Michael... resulting in a father/son tumble in the street, a knee & hand that were "bleeding heavily" (not really) & a possible broken toe for dad. Ooops! He was done for the day after that. We're going to have to go bike shopping, his bike is too small & Michael's is too big. Once he gets on a bike that fits him well I think he'll be off & riding!

Way to go Ben and most of all, way to go Michael! His super patience really helped and it was a really good thing he's been doing a lot of running lately, because Ben really put him through a workout!

We're off to a friend's house soon to cook out & watch some the Bucs & the Rays... who's bright idea was it to have both of these games on a the EXACT same time?!

Easy Rider pt. 2

He rode his bike! For about 30 seconds, then he crashed into the neighbors' mailbox & took it out. Thankfully, it was one of those Rubbermaid ones & the top popped right back on. Shhh!

They will try again tomorrow. I have a feeling it will catch on this time. I hope.

Easy Rider

The best blogs I've read are somewhat anonymous, which helps the blogger be able to be a little more open about things going on in their (& their kids') lives. All 3 readers of my blog know me IRL, but I have a confession to make...

My almost 11 year old son doesn't know how to ride a bike. Most of the weekends in his life have been spent at the soccer field, summers here in FL are sooo hot that we rarely spend time outside unless it's in a pool & honestly, he really hasn't shown much interest. He has outgrown 2 bikes already without ever riding them on his own. Every couple of years Michael spends a free weekend morning outside trying to teach him, but it usually ends up in frustration on both their parts. Most of the time it doesn't really matter that he doesn't ride, but once in awhile a neighbor kid will come by to play & if Ben sees that he rode his bike over, Ben will make an excuse and stay inside by himself. It makes me sad.

Anyway, today is one of those free weekend mornings. Michael & Ben just ran to Sports Authority to buy a new bicycle pump. Please, DEAR GOD, help my guys get through this together and let Ben feel the joys of the wind rushing through his hair as he pedals away by himself. I guess it'll be more like let him hear wind rushing by his helmet, but whatever. You get the point.

My MIL

Happy Birthday to the best mother-in-law a girl could ask for! Chris, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Where are you hiding?

So, maybe there was no truth to the rumor that my SIL reads my blog. Or maybe she's ignoring me. Or just busy and hasn't gotten around to reading my blog YET. Or she got bored reading my rambling entry before I even got to the part about her. I am really hoping I don't have to call her. I'm not good at calling people or asking for favors. Jordan says she remembers seeing those pictures around, but she can't remember where. In the meantime, I'll keep looking...AAARGH!